Trick, Not Treat, For Canadians: Harper’s Scary Canada-China Trade Deal
It’s All Hallows’ Eve, the time that creatures of darkness are said to come out and haunt humans. That is certainly true in Ottawa today, as Stephen Harper and his…
Canadian Politics
Undemocratic impulses? Who ya gonna call? Not Jimmy Carter!
When it comes to ensuring the integrity of foreign elections, take it from Alberta Diary, Jimmy Carter is outstanding in the field. Below: Alberta MP Linda Duncan and Ukrainian President…
Joyce Murray Will Be A Formidable Liberal Leadership Candidate
The cutoff date for candidates to enter the Federal Liberal Leadership race is in mid-November. So far, only 2 candidates are officially in the race (Justin Trudeau and Deborah Coyne.)…
Canada-China Investment Treaty Threatens Canadian Security, Sovereignty, And Democracy
What Stephen Harper has proven in his six year tenure as Prime Minister of Canada, particularly during his 18 months leading a majority government in the House of Commons, is…
Oil Poisons Everything – Defend Our Coast And Our Democracy
* Today there are community actions happening at MLA offices across BC. People are participating in the Defend Our Coast Campaign, and are showing up across the province to link…
Idealism for Ideals
In the middle of the summer, I was asked by my friend Joseph Uranowski to write an article on whether or not Justin Trudeau should run for the Liberal leadership.…
Dalton decides against running; Obama shows Romney foreign affairs isn’t about playing Battleship
As you know by now, Dalton Mcguinty has declared he won’t be running for the federal Liberal leadership. I’ve said previous to this that I didn’t think he would be…
Canadians Answer The Call To Defend Our Coast While Climate Silence Reigns South of Border
It was a cool rainy day in Victoria, British Columbia yesterday, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from coming out to the B.C. Legislature to show both the provincial…
Random Friday musings
– I wished Dalton Mcguinty well a few days ago, but the reason (or one of the reasons) I soured on him and hte Ontario Liberals is they seemed to…
A Mythbuster’s Rebuttal: Transmission Lines, Holyrood Oil and Renewable Resources
I have to give Ed Hollett credit… he is a sharp minded fellow. After my blog on Tuesday where I purport to debunk three myths on Muskrat Falls, Hollett responded…
Broken Government: A Case Study in Penny Wise but Pound Foolish Management
Often I write about the opportunities of government 2.0, but it is important for readers to be reminded of just how challenging the world of government 1.0 can be, and…
Thanks Dalton for your public service.
Who said Canadian politics was boring? Premier Dalton Mcguinty of Ontario resigned yesterday, in a rather unexpected move. He has been premier of Ontario for 9 years. I’ve had my…
By-election watch: Calgary Centre Grits hope to benefit from Justin Trudeau’s reflected glow
Justin Trudeau passes through the Calgary Centre riding, as seen by the media. Actual Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Conservative Party candidate…
An early Trudeau effect in polling?
Nanos is out with a new poll today. It shows the Liberals have made some large gains: A Nanos Research survey reveals the Liberals have picked up almost six points…
Good move
It seems the publicity and protests about the treatment of marine animals at Marineland has had an effect on the provincial government in Ontario: The provincial government plans to bring…
Oh, Oh, More Inconvenient Truths
A few things the extreme right-wing does not want you to think about: H/t Sol Chrom You might also be interesting in reading this article dealing with the issue of…
The rehabilitation of Brian Mulroney: There’s a reason he’s looking so good these days
Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney in his heyday, grabbed from the website of Libraries and Archives Canada, and doesn’t he just look terrific! Below: Mr. Mulroney as he appears nowadays;…
Safe powerful policy for Justin Trudeau
I will be taking a break from blogging for the next month or so, but before taking my leave I will part with some, (in my not so very humble…